Delivery or shipping receptacle.



PATENTBD APR. 5, 1904.

H O PINLBY DELIVERY 0R SHIPPING RBGEPTAGLE.

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No. 756,612. PATENTBDAPRMS, 1904. H. c. FINLEY. DELIVERY 0R SHIPPING REGEPTAGLE.

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no DEL UNITED STATES Patented April 5, 1904:.

HENRY O. FINLEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DELIVERY OR SHIPPING RECEPTACLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 756,612, dated April 5, 1904,

Application filed October 31, 1901. Serial 110- 80,603. (No model.)

To all whom, it ntay concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY O. FINLEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Delivery or Shipping Receptacles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates more particularly to a delivery or shipping receptacle constructed of paper or like material and of cheap, simple, and durable construction and designed for transportation or delivery of fruit or the like.

Heretofore receptacles for delivering or shipping fruit have usually been made of wood, and inasmuch as such receptacles are usually thrown away after being used once it is amatter of great importance that the construction be not only strong, but also simple and. cheap. Furthermore, wood being of an absorbent nature a wooden package or receptacle frequently becomes contaminated because of being kept in stock and may infect fruit or other material contained in the receptacle, thus endangering the health of the-user.

It is the object of my invention to provide a sanitary, cheap, simple, and durable construction adaptable for use many times.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of a device embodying my invention and designed for a fruit-receptacle or the like. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the blank from which said receptacle is constructed. Fig. 3 is a central transverse section illustrating the manner of attaching the bail or handle thereto. Fig. 4 is a modified construction showing a cover for the same.

In the drawings, referring first to Figs. 1 and 2, A indicates the bottom of the basket. a (0 indicate the apertured sides of the same, which, as shown, are apertured to permit ventilation and are integrally connected with the bottom, as indicated in Fig. 2. Integrally connected with the upper margins of the side members is the fold (6' a, the ends of which project beyond the ends of said side members and are adapted to be secured on the end members (0 respectively, by staples or likemeans, as shown in Fig. 1. Said end members are each provided with an integral marginal fold, (indicated by (0 which when the ends of the folds a are secured on the ends are folded over, as shown in Fig. 1, and permanently secured by stapling or otherwise. As shown, staples a pass through the wall of the basket through the ends of the folds a and the fold (4 thus rigidly securing the parts and forming a ventilated tray. Said trays may be constructed of any desired material; but preferably a specially prepared strawboard is used. A handle or bail is shown secured thereon, thus converting the same into a convenient basket for any desired purpose. The bail or handle may be attached either at the ends or at the sides of the basket; but for baskets having low side walls the same is secured to the sides and so constructed as to form a support for the basket along its bottom. As shown, said .bail consists of a wire bent to the desired form for the handle B and at its ends bent to form the hooks, (indicated at I) in Fig. 3,) which interlock beneath the bottom of the basket. Said end portions are bent to the shape of the basket when in position and to form the inwardly-directed hooks b b, which engage in apertures, as shown, in the sides of the basket below the fold or strengthening-band a. Obviously from the construction described said handle or bail may be readily attached or detached from the basket, as preferred, thus permitting the basket to be nested for transportation.

The construction shown in Fig. 4 is similar to that heretofore described, with the exception that the folds at the upper margins of the sides and ends are omitted, and a strengthening-band is permanently secured along the upper margins of said sides and ends by stapling or like means. In this construction also an integral cover is shown,

though obviously such a cover may be constructed on the basket shown in Fig. 1. Said the top of the basket.

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flap a is provided on the free edge of the cover adapted to pass downwardly over the strengthening-band at the opposite side of the basket between thesame and the bail B, which clamps the same against the basket. As shown, an aperture is provided in said flap which registers with the bail-aperture in the side of the basket, so that when the lid is closed the bent hook passes through said flap and side wall and locks the lid in its closed position.

In all the constructions illustrated a paperboard Will be used which is provided on the side adapted to form the inner side of the box or tray with a coating, such as parafiin or the like, impervious to moisture and readily cleansable. The outer surface of the board is provided with a glazed or filled material to afford a suitable surface for printing, thus enabling the entire exterior of the receptacle to be used as an advertising medium, if so desired.

, Obviously all the boxes or trays or receptacles constructed in accordance with my invention may be shipped nested, or, if preferred, the cartons therefor may be shipped flat and readily erected when desired for use.

Obviously from the constructions described great economy in shipping weight and cost of construction is secured, and, furthermore, the package or receptacle is made perfectly sanitary by the paraflin 'treatment before clescribed.

Obviously many features of construction may be varied without departing from the principle of this invention.

I claim as my invention 1. A one-piece shipping-receptacle of waterproofed paper or the like comprising in combination a bottom, integral slotted side walls and end walls and a bail having integral projections thereon adapted to be removably engaged in apertures in said side walls and the ends thereof hooked together beneath the bottom. a l a 2. In a device of the class described the combination with a bottom, of integral slotted side walls and end walls, reinforcing means about the top thereof, a cover integral with one of said side walls, a downturned flange thereon, adapted to engage over the opposite side wall, and a detachable bail having integral inturnedprojections thereon adapted to be removably engaged through suitable apertures in said flange and side wall beneath the reinforcing means and having its ends connected beneath said bottom.

3. In a device of the class described a receptacle comprising in combination the integral bottom, side and end walls, a cover integral with one of the side walls, a downwardlyturned flange thereon adapted to engage over the opposite side wall, a reinforcing-band at the top of the receptacle and a removable bail having inwardly-turned hooks intermediate its ends adapted to engage the side walls and the free edge of the cover under said band, the ends of said bail engaging beneath the receptacle.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two sub scribing witnesses.

HENRY C. FINLEY.

In presence of C. W. HILLs, L. J. DELSON. 

